1407 - 1454
Esen (Mongolian: Эсэн; Mongol script: ᠡᠰᠡᠨ; Chinese: 也先) (1407–1454), was a powerful Oirat taishi and the de facto ruler of the Northern Yuan dynasty between 12 September 1453 and 1454. He is best known for capturing the Emperor Yingzong of Ming in 1449 in the Battle of Tumu Fortress and briefly reuniting the Mongol tribes. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Esen Taishi has received more than 119,415 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Esen Taishi is the 3,312th most popular politician (up from 4,445th in 2019), the 18th most popular biography from Mongolia (up from 21st in 2019) and the 14th most popular Mongolian Politician.
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Among politicians, Esen Taishi ranks 3,312 out of 15,577. Before him are Emmerson Mnangagwa, Tigellinus, Kavad II, Éamon de Valera, Christiane Eberhardine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, and Daji. After him are Alexander I of Epirus, Henri Christophe, Sabine Bergmann-Pohl, Abdoulaye Wade, Agnes of Poitou, and Mohamed Ghannouchi.
1942 - Present
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 3,306
10 - 69
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 3,307
590 - 628
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 3,308
1882 - 1975
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 3,309
1671 - 1727
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 3,310
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 3,311
1407 - 1454
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 3,312
362 BC - 331 BC
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 3,313
1767 - 1820
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 3,314
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 3,315
1926 - Present
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 3,316
1025 - 1077
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 3,317
1941 - Present
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 3,318
Among people born in 1407, Esen Taishi ranks 3. Before him are John Hunyadi and Lorenzo Valla. After him are Agnes of Burgundy, Duchess of Bourbon, Demetrios Palaiologos, Bartolomeo Bon, and Ashikaga Yoshikazu. Among people deceased in 1454, Esen Taishi ranks 2. Before him is John II of Castile.
1407 - 1456
HPI: 72.95
Rank: 1
1407 - 1457
HPI: 69.57
Rank: 2
1407 - 1454
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 3
1407 - 1476
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 4
1407 - 1470
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 5
1407 - 1464
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 6
1407 - 1425
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 7
Among people born in Mongolia, Esen Taishi ranks 18 out of 63. Before him are Jebe (1137), Damdin Sükhbaatar (1893), Toghrul (1130), Sorghaghtani Beki (1190), Altan Khan (1507), and Baydu (1300). After him are Muqali (1170), Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal (1916), 4th Dalai Lama (1589), Dayan Khan (1464), Mandukhai (1449), and Ambaghai (null).
1137 - 1225
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 12
1893 - 1923
HPI: 65.24
Rank: 13
1130 - 1203
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 14
1190 - 1252
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 15
1507 - 1582
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 16
1300 - 1295
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 17
1407 - 1454
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 18
1170 - 1223
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 19
1916 - 1991
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 20
1589 - 1617
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 21
1464 - 1517
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 22
1449 - 1510
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 23
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 24
Among politicians born in Mongolia, Esen Taishi ranks 14. Before him are Abaqa Khan (1234), Jebe (1137), Damdin Sükhbaatar (1893), Toghrul (1130), Altan Khan (1507), and Baydu (1300). After him are Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal (1916), 4th Dalai Lama (1589), Dayan Khan (1464), Mandukhai (1449), Ambaghai (null), and Yesün Temür (1293).
1234 - 1282
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 8
1137 - 1225
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 9
1893 - 1923
HPI: 65.24
Rank: 10
1130 - 1203
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 11
1507 - 1582
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 12
1300 - 1295
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 13
1407 - 1454
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 14
1916 - 1991
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 15
1589 - 1617
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 16
1464 - 1517
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 17
1449 - 1510
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 18
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 19
1293 - 1328
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 20